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Video #7: Silk Road - West & East Trading Route - Invention of Compass & Fireworks
Silk Road through the desert in the western part of China was an important economy exchange between East Asia and Europe two thousand years ago, and was a trading route for many Chinese merchandise: silk, pottery, tea, etc. Trading in the sea illustrates Chinese widsom in inventing the world’s first compass for navigation purpose. Four Chinese Inventions [papermaking, movable type printing press, compass, and gunpowder] have been illustrated one by one in this olympic ceremony.
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Video #8: Chinese Music, Opera, Arts, Drawing
Chinese arts from last five dynasties: Tang, Song, Yue, Ming, Ching. Dragons are auspicious creatures in China, and are often incorporated in arts, costumes, and architecture (such as the pillars seen here).
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